appellative

English

Etymology

From the Late Latin appellātīvus, from the stem appella- (“to call”), with the adjectival suffix -ive.

Adjective

appellative (not comparable)

1. (grammar) of or pertaining to an appellative noun or common noun
2. of or pertaining to ascribing names

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Translations

of or pertaining to a common noun

• French: appellatif (fr)
• German: appellativ
• Greek: προσηγορικός (el) (prosigorikós)

  Ancient Greek: προσηγορικός (prosēgorikós)

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• Russian: нарица́тельный (ru) (naricátelʹnyj), апелляти́вный (ru) (apelljatívnyj)

of or pertaining to ascribing names

• Portuguese: apelativo (pt)
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• Bulgarian: ^{(please verify)} нарицателен (naricatelen)
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Noun

appellative (plural appellatives)

1. a common noun
2. an epithet

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Translations

common noun — see common noun

epithet

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.pɛ.la.tiv/ ~ /a.pe.la.tiv/
• Homophone: appellatives

Adjective

appellative

1. feminine singular of appellatif

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ap.pel.laːˈtiː.u̯e/, [äpːɛlːʲäːˈt̪iːu̯ɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ap.pel.laˈti.ve/, [äpːelːäˈt̪iːve]

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) appellātīve

1. vocative masculine singular of appellātīvus